RECLAIM River Tame delivered a winning presentation at the latest Mossley SOUP event, securing the most votes and £1,408 raised by event attendees.
On Thursday, May 9, Mossley SOUP volunteers hosted their latest event at Emmaus Mossley.
More than 140 diners were in attendance, each donating £5 in return for soup, entertainment, presentations from four local projects and a vote.
For the seventeenth Mossley SOUP event, local musician Jon Mambo welcomed diners as they took their seats and enjoyed freshly made soup. Four presentations followed from Mossley Hollins High School Year 10 Student Leadership and Management Project, Mossley Radio, Reclaim River Tame and Tameside Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group, with each having four minutes to share their project or idea, followed by four questions from the audience.
After the presentations, diners cast their votes, a fundraising raffle was drawn and then the winning project was announced. Sam Clayton presented Reclaim River Tame, a project to swim from the source to the end of the River Tame to raise awareness of sewage pollution.
Reclaim River Tame was awarded £1,408 raised from donations on the door, the raffle, a £250 donation from Emmaus Mossley and £100 from the event sponsor. The three runners up also received £100 each towards their projects.
Sam said: “I was nervous about pitching at Mossley SOUP as it’s intimidating to talk in front of a crowd and I didn’t know if my project would be that well received. I was surprised and very chuffed when I found out I had won!”
Project ideas are being sought from individuals, artists, community groups, charities and businesses for the next Mossley SOUP event, planned for October. To find out more and submit a proposal, head to http://bit.ly/MossleySOUP.